episode_0083

83. Her Decision.

From the start, I didn’t think I could subdue the enemies with mid-range warfare alone. Since you can’t always choose the best option, you have to prepare a backup plan.

It’s as high as the top 20. Top 20. Johann was never careless. He handed Sarah [Seed of Fire] and said.

─I’ll make a slide using Dig. Ms. Sarah, you can use the underground to move at high speed, and then detonate it.

─Huh? You can dig that far?

─Of course, it takes a lot of effort. You’ll have to put up with it.

─Well, okay. I’ll trust you. Then how do I detonate this?

─It’s already been processed to only react to Ms. Sarah’s magic power. If you inject magic power, it will activate on its own.

─Um, okay. I’ll give it a try.

Johann’s thoughts stopped around there. He stared ahead. Sarah was riding on the enemy’s vehicle and causing a riot.

Deok-soo shouted.

“I’ll catch up!”

Vroom-!

Thanks to Sarah’s rampage, the vehicle’s speed was significantly reduced. Now was the chance.

‘If possible, let’s reverse the situation, or at least catch up.’

The enemies’ position is approximately at 10 o’clock. That is, to Johann’s left. The angle will gradually decrease as Johann and his party run.

······How long had they been running like that? Johann looked to the left.

‘About 8:30.’

He overtook them. Johann continued to race across the wilderness, intermittently covering Sarah’s rampage.

Just using the shield alone exponentially increased Sarah’s prowess. Moreover, thanks to Johann’s spells in between, one of the enemies suffered a fatal injury. He kept him alive.

‘It’s about time to retreat.’

The enemies’ resistance is fierce. Now that they’ve been caught up, they were gritting their teeth and pouring out attacks. Johann slightly opened the vehicle’s door. And he raised his finger and tapped the ground.

Woo-oong-

His magic power flows quietly toward the ground. Johann felt the amount of magic power receding like the ebb tide. The further the distance, the more the resources required increased rapidly. As expected, long-range activation spells are not efficient.

However, not using it was also not an option. There was nothing like a long-range activation spell to create an element of surprise.

Johann closed his eyes and guided the movement of magic power here and there. Then, in the next moment, his eyes flashed open.

Dig

[Structural Understanding] [Off-Site Implementation]

Drrrrr- Bang!

The front wheels of the enemy vehicle are submerged by a suddenly created pit. Thanks to this, the vehicle’s center of gravity was tilted forward. The position where Sarah was fighting was at the rear of the vehicle. Accordingly, Sarah’s body floated up.

She continued to wield her sword even as she floated in the air. That’s because the enemies were also swimming in the air. They tenaciously coveted her life. Clang, clang, clang, clang! Jjeo-eo-eo-eong-!

The shield of the spellcaster intervened in the harmony of the weapons. The enemies in front of her frowned. Again, that spell again!

Whether they did or not, Sarah gave strength to her hind legs with an expressionless face. In response, a faint white shield was created on the soles of her feet.

Taang, she kicked off and shot forward.

“Eeeek! Where are you running off to!”

“Die!”

Various weapons poured toward her. Swish, Sarah rotated her whole body in the air like a ballet dancer. As she softly wielded her sword, the flying weapons lost their power.

“Speed! Increase the speed a little!”

At this rate, they’ll end up like a dog chasing a chicken! Their pride wouldn’t allow it.

However, the driver couldn’t help it either. The pit was too deep. He had to get off and lift the car right away.

“Lift up the front wheels quickly! You morons!”

“······! Got it!”

Only then did they come to their senses and lift the wheels with all their might. It was not a difficult task for them, who possessed superhuman strength.

But it was too late.

“······.”

“······.”

Vroom-!

In the distance, a female swordsman riding a sleekly designed bike was seen driving away. It was like watching a scene from a Hollywood movie.

They lowered their gaze.

Both of the front wheels that had been submerged had countless holes in them. And there was still moisture around them. The driver slammed the door shut roughly and looked down at the pit.

There, ice-made awls were shining brilliantly in the sunlight.

And at the end of the awls, something of a familiar material was plastered all over it. It was the remains of the tire.

The driver spat out as if chewing.

“······I’ll take out a new car. No matter what, I’ll get revenge on those lovers.”

It was a car he had some affection for, but the driver was furious. He took out a vehicle marble from the inventory and threw it on the floor.

Click, the driver, who skillfully grabbed the steering wheel, shouted.

“What are you doing! You bastards! Get in quickly!”

Thanks to his urging, the driver’s companions reflexively got into the vehicle.

Vroom-!

Soon, they were running through the wilderness again. Their goal was that crazy magician and crazy female swordsman. They would definitely kill them.

***

“Keuhahaha! They can’t catch up!”

Deok-soo laughed loudly while holding the steering wheel. He was in a very good mood right now. His ranking had risen by as many as 9 places! 9 places!

It was thanks to the battle earlier. After Johann used ice awls to puncture the tires of another player’s vehicle, he was able to meet a new group of players not long after.

Johann and his party submerged their vehicle as they had done before, and were able to pass them by leisurely. Thanks to this, their ranking rose exponentially.

“No matter how many other cars they take out! It can’t beat my driving skills! Of course!”

Naturally, those who were overtaken did not stay still. They took out new vehicles and chased Johann and his party. But the distance was never narrowed.

In the first place, the speed of the second vehicle couldn’t be that fast, and Johann continued to set up traps in between.

Kwaaaaaang-!

Just in time, the [Seed of Fire] that Johann had set up roared. Johann glanced back.

A huge pillar of fire was soaring as if piercing the sky. Someone must have passed by there. He muttered inwardly.

‘I don’t have to worry about the back anymore.’

There are roughly two teams left ahead. Or maybe there are some individuals mixed in.

The finish line is just around the corner. Will they be able to achieve first place before it reaches 100%?

“······.”

Honestly, it seemed a little tight. Johann fell into thought. Should he bring it up to Sarah now······

“Mr. Johann.”

“Yes?”

Sarah, who was riding a bike next to him, spoke. Johann felt a slight chill. He thought his inner thoughts had been exposed.

She continued.

“If we don’t get first place before reaching the finish line, I’ll activate the regression. Be aware.”

“······What are you talking about.”

Johann desperately tried to control his expression. It wasn’t difficult as he had done it so many times.

“I felt it when I fought that punk before. If we don’t get first place even once, the difference becomes too great.”

“······.”

“If we go to the 4th floor without getting first place, it will be difficult to gain an advantage when we face the player who got first place on the 3rd floor. I don’t want to create such a situation.”

I can’t watch you, Shin Johann, die in vain anymore. She swallowed the words.

“Anyway, be aware of that. If we don’t get first place, we’ll go back a day.”

“······Yes.”

She said so unilaterally. In some ways, it seemed like she was completely ignoring Johann’s intentions.

However, Sarah made that choice for Johann’s sake. Although that intention did not reach Johann.

Fortunately, Johann also agreed with her opinion. Johann always wanted to be in first place, and she perfectly met his needs.

‘It’s not like we’re starting from the very beginning. A day or so is doable.’

As expected, her ability was fraudulent. Johann recalled the battles that had occurred from yesterday until now. If he went back, he was confident that he could fight even better than before.

Then he could shorten the time even further. It would be much easier to take first place. She must know that too.

Johann slightly rolled his eyes and looked at one place.

[Achievement Rate: 98.0243751%]

‘There’s really not much left now.’

At that moment, Sarah said from the side.

“2 o’clock direction. Estimated to be about four or five people.”

“······!”

He’s caught. Johann gave a faint smile and handed Sarah [Seed of Fire].

“I trust you know how to use it.”

“Yes.”

“I’ll do it now.”

Johann tapped the ground with his finger. There wasn’t much magic power left. But now is not the time to worry about this and that.

Drrrrr-

A cave was created in front of her with a rough rumble. She jumped into that dark cave without hesitation. The sleekly designed bike slowly disappears from Johann’s sight.

Johann felt a slight dizziness and stared ahead. He found one team, but it was still not enough.

‘End it quickly.’